Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has alleged that the current Attorney General (AG), Marietta Brew Appiah Oppong, withdrew her application to examine embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome over the GHC51 million judgement debt saga, because President Mahama personally gave an order.
The Citizen Vigilante, as he is often-times referred to, in a statement issued to the media moments after filing the application at the Supreme Court to personally examine Mr. Woyome, argued that the AG backtracked in order to protect some National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials, who benefited from the GHc51 million paid Mr. Woyome by the state as judgment debt.
“In my application I filed today [November 4, 2016], I made use of information provided to me that: ‘….when the Judgment Debtor was served with the order of the Court, he went to inform the NDC of which he is a member and financier; and the incumbent Government, in particular the Attorney General and the President personally, that should the order applied for by the Government for his examination be not discontinued, he will have no option at his appearance at the Court than to disclose truthfully and faithfully to the Court on oath the names of all NDC and Government beneficiaries of the judgment debt, which was paid to him as a result of the unconstitutional conduct of the Attorney General declared in the decision of this Court.’”
“I have also stated the information available to me and my belief that: ‘the NDC and the Government realizing the power of this Court pursuant to its order granted for the examination of the 3rd Defendant/Respondent/Judgment Debtor to ‘order the judgment debtor or officer to produce any books or documents in the possession of the judgment debtor relevant to these questions at the time and place appointed for the examination’ took to panic resulting in the President instructing the Attorney General upon her own advice to him to discontinue the application for examination of the judgment debtor which the Court had already ordered,” Mr. Amidu added.
According to the one-time Attorney-General in the erstwhile Mills' adminstration, if given the chance “the good people of Ghana will hear and see the beneficiaries of the unconstitutional judgment debt in the NDC and this Government.”
He further challenged President Mahama to allow his examination of Mr. Woyome to commence if government has nothing to hide.
“Gargantuan crimes were indeed committed as I stated in 2012. Corruption is trying to prevent the public from hearing the whole story from the horse’s own mouth. I challenge the honesty and integrity of the President and the Government to allow the examination of its financier, the Judgment Debtor, Alfred Agbesi Woyome to proceed without hindrance if they have nothing to hide.”
Read a copy of Martin Amidu's statement below
AMIDU APPLIES TO THE SUPREME COURT TO EXAMINE ALFRED AGBESI WOYOME THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR – BY MARTIN A. B. K. AMIDU
Today, spurred on by agitations from the public who are protesting against the lack of probity, accountability and transparency on the part of the Government in purporting to discontinue the Government’s application and consequential order granted by the Supreme Court on 19th October 2016 (ordering Alfred Agbesi Woyome to appear before the Court on Thursday 10th day of November, 2016 at 9: 00 am in the forenoon to be examined orally on Oath to ascertain whether he as the 3rd Defendant/Judgment Debtor has any property or other means of satisfying the Judgment), I have this morning 4th November 2016 filed an application at the Supreme Court for leave to examine the Judgment Debtor as the citizen public interest Plaintiff in favour of whom the case was decided for the Republic of Ghana.
I have examined the circumstances surrounding the Government’s reluctance to enforce the judgment and orders of the Court with the seriousness which the matter deserves. I share the view expressed by objective and reasonable members of the public that because the Government was the 1st Defendant/Respondent against whom the Supreme Court made declarations of unconstitutional conduct in paying the judgment debt to Alfred Agbesi Woyome the Government has been pretending for purely political reasons at each turn to take steps to enforce the judgment and orders of the Court only to deliberately abort them. I agree that the Government’s objective has always been to create the appearance and impression in the minds of the unsuspecting public that it is complying with the enforcement orders. The Attorney General’s latest application to discontinue the Government’s application to examine its financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is one more such trick to deceive the public and obstruct the course of justice.
In my application I filed today, I made use of information provided to me that: ‘….when the Judgment Debtor was served with the order of the Court he went to inform the NDC of which he is a member and financier and the incumbent Government, in particular the Attorney General and the President personally, that should the order applied for by the Government for his examination be not discontinued he will have no option at his appearance at the Court than to disclose truthfully and faithfully to the Court on oath the names of all NDC and Government beneficiaries of the judgment debt which was paid to him as a result of the unconstitutional conduct of the Attorney General declared in the decision of this Court.’
I have also stated the information available to me and my belief that: ‘the NDC and the Government realizing the power of this Court pursuant to its order granted for the examination of the 3rd Defendant/Respondent/Judgment Debtor to “order the judgment debtor or officer to produce any books or documents in the possession of the judgment debtor relevant to these questions at the time and place appointed for the examination” took to panic resulting in the President instructing the Attorney General upon her own advice to him to discontinue the application for examination of the judgment debtor which the Court had already ordered.’
The full application can be found on my website at martinamidu.com.
I would like to assure all public spirited Ghanaians that should I be given the opportunity to examine the Judgment Debtor, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, in Court the good people of Ghana will hear and see the beneficiaries of the unconstitutional judgment debt in the NDC and this Government. Gargantuan crimes were indeed committed as I stated in 2012. Corruption is trying to prevent the public from hearing the whole story from the horse’s own mouth. I challenge the honesty and integrity of the President and the Government to allow the examination of its financier, the Judgment Debtor, Alfred Agbesi Woyome to proceed without hindrance if they have nothing to hide.
Martin A. B. K. Amidu
4th November 2016
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Nana will come to power and deal with woyome & mahama tghe incompetent & koropt theeef. We shall see who is who
THE TRUTH IS MAHAMA IS A BARAWO AND HE IS CHOPPING GHANA MONEY BY THE MILLIONS. HIS BROTHER IBRAHIM IS CHOPPING AND SO IS A LOT OF HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WOYOME MONEY IS MAHAMA AND NDC MONEY. THEY SHARED THAT MONEY LONG TIME AGO. THE AG BREW APPIAH OPPONG HERSELF CHOP SOME OF THE MONEY. THE ONLY SOLUTION NOW IS FOR GHANA PEOPLE TO KICK BARAWO BANZA MAHAMA AND HIS GANG OF NDC ARMED ROBBERS IN SUIT OUT.
Just yesterday Amidu said EC want to rig elections for Mahama and now he saying Mahama was involved in Wayome case? we all now know where Martin Amidu is heading. It clear he is doing his pay masters job especially now that they are smelling another humiliating defeat from Mahama. Shame Amidu!
This man is too beater and really jealous of the president. Just yesterday he claimed the EC has already rig the elections for Mahama and he has no evidence to back it, now he is telling another story as if he didn't know all these facts before. This case did not start today so why was he mute if the president acted wrongly and now talking about it? Wayome was jailed yet Amidu did not find it important to connect the case with the president but now suddenly he is shouting from roof tops. Just remember this will not get your Nana Ado to power even with all the fat bribes you are taking now from NPP. Since you started attacking the EC and saying they want to rig elections for Mahama everyone now knows your intention, no one will take you serious.
God bless and protect Martin Amidu. And please remember him in your prayers. It's only people like these that can save our beloved nation. We salute you Sir.
This man is a true patriot. I am urging all well meaning Ghanaains to support Citizen Amidu's unfliching desire to fight corruption. There are really very interesting times ahead in this country,especially when the political tables turn on Dec 7th. I am personally voting against Mahama solely on this shameful Woyome scandal which the NDC government is deeply involved. The day of accountability is very near. God Bless Our Homeland Ghana.
THIS MAN NEEDS PRAYER SUPPORT AND 24/7 PROTECTION.IF THEY DID IT TO FORMER PRESIDENT THE LATE ATTA MILLS,THEY CAN EQUALLY HIRE PEOPLE TO KILL THIS GOOD CITIZEN OF GHANA.
They're scared Woyome might sing like a parrot. This corrupt incompetent president would do anything to hide the truth about this Woyome saga. The truth will come out regardless. Keep it up Martin. The people are with you to the end. This one more reason we need to separate the office of the A-G and the Justice department. We can corrupt and loot our way into development as a notion. Corruption can only destroy and set us back as a nation period. In every corrupt society, the elites and top politicians get rich without producing anything to create employment to generate taxes, therefore; government and the masses become poor and only few greedy crooks benefit at the expense of the society. For this to happened, the looters need an enabler weak incompetent corrupt leader. Well, they've found it in Mahamah. Enough of Mahamah's BORROW, INFLATE, CREATE, LOOT, SHARE and COVERUP is enough. We need a change.